Sunday, December 18, 2011

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

School is out for the holidays, so we're cozying up with soup and hot chocolate (not at the same time - ick!) and pretending like it's cold outside here in Southern California.

Butternut squash always feels like dessert to me. It's sweet, rich, and creamy. This is an effortless and comforting fall/winter soup that doesn't taste nearly as healthy as it is and will make your home smell incredible. If you want to play with your food like I do, you can decorate with creme fraiche in a squeeze bottle.

This soup starts out the same way I cook the squash as a side dish - cubed, tossed with olive oil and salt and pepper, and roasted until tender with golden brown crunchy bits. Feel free to add carrots, other hard squash (delicata, kobacha, sugar pumpkin), and fresh sage to the mix. I threw in some chopped turnips, a shallot, an apple, a couple garlic cloves and a sprig or two of thyme. After simmering with vegetable stock and getting pureed this simple soup is done.

Place squash, turnip, apple, shallot, garlic and thyme in a roasting pan. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Tuck thyme between pieces of vegetable so it doesn't burn. Roast until vegetables are tender and browned, about 35 minutes, tossing once halfway through.

Transfer vegetables to a large pot set over medium heat. Add vegetable stock and simmer 10 minutes. Blend using an immersion blender or by cooling slightly and carefully transferring to a traditional blender. Grate nutmeg into the soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

this looks absolutely delicious! i am so glad i discovered your blog- you have lovely recipes and i love how you and your daughter decorated your soup-so precious! when i was little (and even now) i would always help my mommy cook! such great memories i have, and such lovely ones you will have with your two daughters!

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Such a great season for food from October through December. What am I going to cook in January?? The soup looks awesome and yes your right, pretending to feel cold here in SoCal is a good way to put it :)Take care...

Oh my gosh this is so incredible. That snowflake in it just blew my mind. You are so creative. I am totally loaded a bottle with creme fraiche tomorrow. Have no idea what I'm fraiching but I'll think of something. Great recipe my dear. You are so amazing. I want to come for dinner and wear pretty pink dresses.

i have never added a turnip to my butternut soup. that is brilliant. my mother always added turnips to her vegetable soup and they added a dimension that i had forgotton all about. i will give it a try.

I love butternut squash soup too, perfect for now. I love the snowflake on your bowl. I am definitely going to make that for the family. Your photos of your daughter decorating hers are just fabulous. Love her in the pink!

I love squash soups of any kind and butternut is particularly delicious. However, I've never decorated my soup - and I'm loving this idea! So adorable and what an awesome way to dress-up a pureed soup...

I made the butternut squash soup tonight. Wasn't the best I ever had and probably wont make it again. The veggies had the house smelling SO good while in the oven and I took a small bit of the squash after it came out of the oven. After adding the veggie stock, the flavor completely changed and I didn't care for it. Instead, I'll roast the veggies and mash them to serve as a side dish next time!

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